The defense

Vladimir Vladimirovich,Nabokov,

Vladimir Nabokov's early novel is the dazzling story of the coarse, strange yet oddly endearing chess-playing genius Luzhin. Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess that renders the real world a phantom. As he confronts the fiery, swift-swooping Italian Grandmaster Turati, he brings into play his carefully devised defence. Making masterly play of metaphor and imagery, 'The Defense' is the book that, of his early works, Nabokov felt 'contains and diffuses the greatest warmth'.

Author(s): Vladimirovich,Nabokov,, Vladimir
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 30/01/2025
Pagination: 192 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published By: Penguin Classics
Book Classification: Classic fiction|Board games: Chess|Board games: Chess|Narrative theme: Interior life|Fiction in translation
Dimensions: 197x129x12
Weight: 146
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241720486